Northern Circumpolar Soils Map  View Catalog Page
Identification Information:
Dataset Identifier:
GGD602
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Tarnocai, C., J. Kimble, D. Swanson, S. Goryachkin, Y. M. Naumov, V. Stolbovoi, B. Jakobsen, G. Broll, L. Montanarella, A. Arnoldussen, O. Arnalds, and M. Yli-Halla.
Publication Date: 20020101
Title: Northern Circumpolar Soils Map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Ottawa, Canada
Publisher: Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Online Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd602.html
Description:
Abstract:
This data set consists of a circumpolar map of dominant soil characteristics, with a scale of 1:10,000,000, covering the United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, northern Europe, Russia, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan. The map was created using the Northern and Mid Latitude Soil Database. The map is in ESRI Shapefile format, consisting of 11 regional areas.. Polygons have attributes that give the percentage polygon area that is a given soil type. The map shows the dominant soil of the spatial polygon unless the polygon is over 90 percent rock or ice. It also shows the proportion of polygon encompassed by the dominant soil or nonsoil. Soils include turbels, orthels, histels, histosols, mollisols, vertisols, aridisols, andisols, entisols, spodosols, inceptisols (and hapludolls), alfisols (cryalf and udalf), natric great groups, aqu-suborders, glaciers, and rocklands. Data are available via ftp.
Purpose: scientific research
Documentation:
User's Guide:
Citation Information:
Originator: Tarnocai, C., J. Kimble, D. Swanson, S. Goryachkin, Y. M. Naumov, V. Stolbovoi, B. Jakobsen, G. Broll, L. Montanarella, A. Arnoldussen, O. Arnalds, and M. Yli-Halla.
Publication Date: 20020101
Title: Northern Circumpolar Soils Map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Ottawa, Canada
Publisher: Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Online Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/docs/fgdc/ggd602_map_cryosols/index.html
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: Unknown
Ending Date: Unknown
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Unknown
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -180°
East Bounding Coordinate: 180°
North Bounding Coordinate: 90°
South Bounding Coordinate: 45°
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Agriculture Soils Permafrost
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Agriculture Soils Soil Classification
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Cryosphere Frozen Ground Permafrost
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Cryosphere Snow/Ice Permafrost
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Land Surface Frozen Ground Permafrost
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Land Surface Soils Soil Classification
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: Permafrost classifications
Theme Keyword: Permafrost regions
Theme Keyword: Soil classification
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Place Keyword: Geographic Region Polar Circumpolar
Access Constraints:
None
Use Constraints:
None
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: NSIDC User Services
Contact Organization: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address:
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State or Province: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 1 303 492-2468 x
Contact Electronic Mail Address: nsidc@nsidc.org
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Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact Person: NSIDC User Services
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State or Province: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 1 303 492-2468
Contact Electronic Mail Address: nsidc@nsidc.org
Resource Description:
GGD602
Distribution Liability:
NSIDC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NSIDC makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: ESRI Shapefiles
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name: Click here.
Fees: None
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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date:
20130117
Metadata Review Date:
20130117
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: NSIDC User Services
Contact Organization: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State or Province: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 1 303 492-2468
Contact Electronic Mail Address: nsidc@nsidc.org
Metadata Standard Name:
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata:
Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata
Metadata Standard Version:
FGDC-STD-012-2002
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